OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Mar. 30, 2018) — Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 Command Master Chief Todd Strebin, right, and Navy Career Counselor Tonya Simpkins, left, cut a cake in celebration of the 125th birthday of the chief petty officer (CPO). VP-47 joins CPOs across the globe by taking part in pride and heritage events honoring 125 years of CPOs leading Sailors since the establishment of the CPO rank on April 1, 1893.

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